Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh T20I series 2021
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh is going to be played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on July 22nd 2021.
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the sixth bilateral series between the teams, The host is still searching for the first series victory. Whereas the opponent won twice, with 3 drawn series.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 1 series in 2006-07 and 2019-20, where the Zimbabwe won 0 times and Bangladesh team won once, both the times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 3 series from 2013 to 2019-20.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 1 series in 2006-07 and 2019-20.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 5 series from 2006-07 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh are LDDDL.
Matches:
The teams completed 13 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won 9 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 2 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 2 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 4 T20Is from 2019 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 4 T20Is from 2019 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh are LLLLW.
Zimbabwean Backyard:
Series:
When touring Zimbabwe by Bangladesh, the teams met to play bilateral series just once, in which, neither teams faced either victory or defeat. the series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 0 series, yet.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 series from 2013 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 1 series from 2013 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe are D – – – -.
Matches:
On the soil of Zimbabwe, the teams faced each other just twice. Out of them, Zimbabwe won once and lost once, too.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2013.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2013.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I from 2013 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I from 2013 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe are LW – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the eleventh rank (Zimbabwe) and tenth rank (Bangladesh) team. The host is 34 points behind the visitors. The series would be perfect according to the rankings.
The Home Team:
In case, the host will win the series by 3-nil, then the host will earn 11 points and stay at the same position in the table, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose the 2 points without having an impact in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 2 points without having impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 8 points and stay at the same position in the table.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will either lose 1 point or gain 2 points without having impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either earn 4 to 7 points and stay at the current rank in the table.
Drawing the series will help the team to earn 3 points with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are LWLLL.
The Visiting Team:
In case, the visiting team will win the series by 3-nil, then the team will earn 3 points with 1 rank in the ranking table, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 15 points without impacting in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 11 points without impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 2 points and 1 rank in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 6 to 10 point without impacting the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either lose 3 to 4 points and stay at the current rank or earn 1 point and improved by 1 rank.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 3 points with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh are LLLWW.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will earn 4 points and the visiting team will lose 6 points with both the team will be without impacted in the position. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain 1 point and 1 rank in rankings, and the host will lose 1 point without having impact in the position.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Harare shows the weather would be sunny throughout the game. There is almost no chance of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be 0%. The temperature would be between 22 – 24 Celsius. The wind would be 8 km/h. The wind would be steady and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the match.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to field first after winning the toss in 17 games out of 26 outings, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 5 times and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLWL.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to bat first, won 6 times and lost thrice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLLLW.
Overall, 11 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 15 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLL.
Particularly, for Zimbabwe, the team won the toss 12 times in 23 encounters and the team won once and lost 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWLWL.
The first batting team won the match 18 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 8 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWLL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 118 runs in 2021, and the highest successful chase was 184 runs in 2018.
The first inning lowest total was 99 runs in 2016 and the highest total was 229 runs in 2018. For the second inning, the lowest total was 99 runs in 2021 and the highest was 187 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 26.04 and 21.97 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The home side has an extremely poor record at the venue, and the team won just thrice and lost 20 times in 23 outings. Whereas, the visiting team will play the first encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are LWLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh at the venue are – – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Zimbabwe:
The home side would go with 4 pacers, as the team has an all-rounder and a batting all-rounder, both with spin.
Zimbabwe Eleven: R. Chakabva, T. Musakanda, T. Marumani, W. Madhevere, D. Myers, S. Raza, R. Burl, D. Tiripano, L. Jongwe, B. Muzarabani, R. Ngarava
Bangladesh:
The visiting team would like to go with 3 pacers, as the team has 4 all-rounders, all with spin and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
Bangladesh Eleven: M. Naim, L. Das, S. al Hasan, Mahmudullah, A. Hossain, N. Hasan, M. Hasan, M. Saifuddin, T. Ahmed, S. Islam, M. Rahman
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
